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THE CHURCH NOTES OF SIR STEPHEN GLYNNE FOR CUMBRIA (1833-1872)
Written by Lawrence Butler.
Stock no. 1325297
Published by Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. 1st 2011. Fine condition.

Architectural descriptions of 50 churches in the modern Cumbria which were inspected between 1833 and 1872. An extremely accurate and valuablle record of the fabric and fittings before their removal in restoration or in the total demolition of churches. B/w photos and illustrations. 143 pages. Extra Series XXXVI. ISBN: 9781873124529. Minimal rubbing at corners.

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POWYS (BUILDINGS OF WALES)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; Robert Scourfield; Richard Haslam.
Stock no. 1825603
Published by Yale University Press. 1st thus 2013. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Red vinyl, gilt titles. Buildings of Wales series. Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire, Breconshire. B/w illustrations and colour photos. 656 pages. ISBN: 9780300185089. Small bump to lower front corner and to vertical front edge. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; Bruce A. Bailey; Bridget Cherry.
Stock no. 1825602
Published by Yale University Press. 1st thus 2013. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black vinyl covers, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and plans, colour photos. ISBN: 9780300185072. A lovely copy.

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THE MARTINSYDE FILE
Written by Ray Sanger.
Stock no. 1825599
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Martinsyde was a British aircraft and motorcycle manufacturer. Mostly about the aircraft but includes a chapter on the motorcycles. Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851302734. Some light scuffing to boards. Contents clean.

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THE POLICEMAN'S LOT
Written by Mervyn Mitton.
Stock no. 1325293
Published by Quiller Press. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos of antique British police equipment including truncheons & tipstaves. ISBN: 0907621503. Spine and corners slightly bumped. A few spots to contents, some pages 'stuck' together by damp(?) but easily separated (although some very slight surface paper damage may occur). Price cut wrapper is slightly edge rubbed.

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REVEALING CUMBRIA'S PAST
Written by Michael Winstanley; Rob David; Ian Whyte.
Stock no. 1325287
Published by Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. 2016. Nearly fine condition.

150 Years of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society. Cardwraps. 348 pages. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781873124734. Slight rubbing to cover edges.

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THE DOUCE APOCALYPSE: PICTURING THE END OF THE WORLD IN THE MIDDLE AGES
Written by Nigel Morgan.
Stock no. 1825594
Published by Bodleian Library. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Douce Apocalypse, an illuminated luxury manuscript, was made for prince Edward, later Edward I, and his wife Eleanor of Castile in 1270. The text and images had a contemporary significance in the 13th century are were interpreted in the context of prophecies concerning the coming of the Antichrist. This volume conveys both the beauty of the original illuminated manuscript and the enduring fascination of its contents. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781851243600. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE DOUGLAS DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 THE FIRST SEVENTY YEARS (TWO VOLUMES)
Written by J.M.G. Gradidge.
Stock no. 1825592
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

Two volume set. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0851303323. Volume 1 has light wear to top of spine. Volume 2 is very lightly faded to spine and has a minor bump to base of spine. Light scuffing to rear boards. Contents are fine.

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ON LAUGHTER-SILVERED WINGS
Written by Gail Strever-Morkel.
Stock no. 1825581
Published by Pen & Sword Aviation. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Story of Lt. Col. E.T. (Ted) Strever DFC (who, in 1942, with his air crew carried out the first mid-air skyjack in history). Thoroughly researched account of the life and times of a South African WW2 pilot, the author's father. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781781591048. Bump to base of spine and corresponding area of dustwrapper. Else fine.

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CARLISLE AND CUMBRIA: ROMAN AND MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE, ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Written by Mike McCarthy; David Weston.
Stock no. 1825580
Published by The British Archaeological Association. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition.

The British Archaeological Association Conference Transactions XXVII. Edited by McCarthy & Weston. Cardwraps. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 1902653696. A lovely copy.

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THE SWEDISH FOSTER-BROTHERS
Written by Sarah S. Baker.
Stock no. 1325262
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. Circa 1899. Very good condition.

Blue decorated cloth with gilt title to spine. 127 pages. B/w frontis and title-page. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Name plate to front pastedown, prize plate to verso of front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned. Contents clean.

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EVA AND HER PLAYFELLOWS A BOOK OF ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE YOUNG
Written by C.M. Smith.
Stock no. 1325259
Published by Dean & Son. Circa 1862. Good condition.

Blue embossed cloth with gilt decoration. Cream endpapers. 4 hand-coloured plates (including the title-page). 255 pages. All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped, wear to top of spine. Covers scuffed. Glue marks to joints. Some hinges pulled.

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